Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, August 11th - 13th

So many parties... 

• Funfairs and Street Parties: 

  
  

  • The summer fair in Breitscheidplatz (near the Europa Center) is called Summer in the City and features rides, food, stands etc. Till August 20th 

  
  

• The German American Fest features rides, stands and entertainment, all with an American flavour. This veteran festival has a new venue: in the Alte Gaswerk in Mariendorf, with the closest stations being Atillastr or Alt Mariendorf. Every day, until August 13th 

• Saturday: The LesBiGay Park Festival, in Volkspark Friedrichshain, from 3 pm 

• Hanfparade is a colourful demonstration for legalisation - Saturday from 10 (in Hauptbahnhof), ending with a central event in Alexanderplatz

• Museums and Casltes

• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology; Every Sunday, 11:00 and 3:00 - guided tour (in German) in the museum

• Guided tour for families in German in the Kafka Exhibition, Martin Gropius Bau, Sunday 1 pm 

• A guided tour in the Oranienburg Castle with Heinrich, the Royal Swan, Sunday 3 pm 

• Nature: An evening tour in the Zoo, Friday evening ; and "voices of the night" in the Grunewald Forest, at 9 pm 

• Sports
• During the weekend, several courageous runners will run the 100-mile Mauerweg (Berlin Wall Way). 

• Markets and Food: 

• Local food and crafts/art from local artist in Die Dicke Linda, Saturday in Kranoldplatz, Neukoelln

• The BiteClub with the Street Food Awards, Sunday, from 12:00, in the Arena in Treptow 

• The Flowmarkt in the Prinzessinnengarten, Sunday

• Street food market in the Kulturbrauerei, Sunday

Jewish Heritage etc

• Children service with activities in Fraenkel Ufer, Friday 4:30 

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BiteMojo: New Fun Activity with the Kids in Berlin

Looking for summer holiday activities? Having visitors? Berlin is full of things to do. My weekend blog is only scratching the surface of activities in Berlin for the whole family. 

In any case, one solution which combines sightseeing, eating and a lot of fun, is BiteMojo. Bite Mojo is an app that provides a fun foodie scavenger hunt through Berlin . The treasures? Tastings ("Bites") of some of Berlin's finest places, learning about the history of the neighbourhood you're walking through and also - having lots of fun... 

Bite Mojo (credit: BiteMojo)

It might be one of the most ideal ways to tour with kids. 

First of all, your kids get to be the "tour guides", once they are old enough to hold a phone or a tablet and "lead" the way. 

There are playgrounds and fund anecdotes around the route. 

And also, there is the food. Yummy food, served in time spans that are ideal for the level of patient kids usually demonstrate in restaurants. And if one of the "bites" is not ideal for kids? Or it is something they won't try? Not a big deal - you can always "buy" less bites and use your credit for next tour, or in another stop. 

At the Markthalle

I did for example a Tour through Bergmannstr. which featured cool places and stores, alongside some great bites and ... a playground.

Something I have found online: 

BiteMojo is also available in Barcelona, Jerusalem, Rome and Tel Aviv. 

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, August 4th - 6th

International Beer Festival

Every year, Karl-Marx-Allee is shifting into the self proclaimed "World's Longest Beer Garden", and indeed, all the way between Strausberger Platz and Frankfurter Tor, the Allee will be filled with tents and stands by different breweries (most of which, big commercial ones, but from all over the world). In-between, you'd have food stalls, rides, musical entertainment etc. 

Friday through Sunday, Karl Marx Allee 

Furthermore

• More Funfairs and Street Parties: 

  • Friday/Saturday/Sunday: Renaissance Fair in Schloss Britz, featuring knights, music, food and much more. 

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  • The summer fair in Breitscheidplatz (near the Europa Center) is called Summer in the City and features rides, food, stands etc. From this Friday, till August 20th 

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  • The Rewe Supermarket Chain organised the Rewe Family Day for you on Saturday. Self-Promotion but also activities for the kids, cooking demonstrations and more. Saturday, Zentraler Festplatz 

  
  

  • The Bavaria Day in Spandau features Bavarian food in the Old City, as well as a small street party. 

  
  

  • The German American Fest features rides, stands and entertainment, all with an American flavour. This veteran festival has a new venue: in the Alte Gaswerk in Mariendorf, with the closest stations being Atillastr or Alt Mariendorf. Every day, until August 13th 

  
  

• Museums and Casltes

• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology; Every Sunday, 11:00 and 3:00 - guided tour (in German) in the museum

• Saturday , 11:00 - 14:00, short guided tours for families in the Museum of Natural History

• Guided tour for families in German in the Kafka Exhibition, Martin Gropius Bau, Sunday 1 pm 

• Activity for children at the Maerkisches Museum, Sunday 2 pm 

• The German Astronomical Society will celebrate "The Long Night of Astronomy" on Saturday, in Park am Gleisdreieck (starting at 5 pm). The event will feature stargazing, explanations, and crafts activities. The event will be cancelled in case of bad weather. 

The Long Night of Astronomy

• Music: tryout workshop at the Klingendes Museum, Saturday, 2:30 pm 

• Markets and Food: 

• Burgers and Hip-Hop, with the smoked version, Saturday, from 3 pm, in Prinz Charles 

• Street food market in the Kulturbrauerei on Sunday; and many flea markets on Sat/Sun

Later in the week...

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Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 28th - 30th

Funfairs

• More Funfairs and Street Parties: 

  • The German American Fest features rides, stands and entertainment, all with an American flavour. This veteran festival has a new venue: in the Alte Gaswerk in Mariendorf, with the closest stations being Atillastr or Alt Mariendorf. Every day, until August 13th 

  
  

He who thinks of summer, gets summer (I fool myself sometimes) 

• Museums and Casltes

• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology; Every Sunday, 11:00 and 3:00 - guided tour (in German) in the museum

• Sports
• The Berlin Inline Games feature tricks, moves and dances with Inline Skates. Throughout the weekend in Werner-Seelenbinder-Sportpark Oderstr. 182 12051 Berlin

• And also "world championship" (in the words of the organisers) in Beach Dodgeball in Beach Mitte , on Saturday 

• Nature : An evening tour through the Zoologischer Garten, Friday, 7 pm 

• Markets and Food: 

• Wine Festival in Späth, Sat-Sun 

• Market in the communal garden of Himmelbeet, with products from the garden and from the Kiez

• Flowmarkt on Sunday, in the Prinzessinengarten

•  Street food market at the Kulturbrauerei , Sunday 

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I offer tours in Berlin as well as write about the city as well as published several books and articles in general. I am always free for writing gigs - travel writing or any other types of writing and research - or of course to show you the wonderful city I live in

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 21st - 23rd

Pride Weekend

Last week was just the beginning of the Berlin Pride Week. Now, the CSD Parade, on Saturday. 

Starting in the KuDamm and all the way to the Victory Column 

More Funfairs and Street Parties: 

• The German American Fest opens at this weekend. It features rides, stands and entertainment, all with an American flavour. This veteran festival has a new venue: in the Alte Gaswerk in Mariendorf, with the closest stations being Atillastr or Alt Mariendorf. Every day, until August 13th 

Furthermore

• The Botanical Gartens will celebrate on Friday with the Botanical Night, which includes activities for children and adults, music and light installations.

• The HIghland Games in IGA will entertain you with faux-Scots doing silly things in the midday sun. Admission fees apply

• Another colourful commercial event on Sunday is the "Holi Festival of Colours" in the Olympic Riding Statium . Here, too, admission fees apply 

• Museums and Casltes

• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology; Every Sunday, 11:00 and 3:00 - guided tour (in German) in the museum

• Markets and Food: 

• The Berlin Beer Week with many events for beer lovers ... 

About Me

I offer tours in Berlin as well as write about the city as well as published several books and articles in general. I am always free for writing gigs - travel writing or any other types of writing and research - or of course to show you the wonderful city I live in

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 14th - 16th

Street Parties, Festivals and Much more

There are many street parties and festivals to choose from at the weekend. The two main ones are the "Lesbian-Gay City Festival" in and around Nollendorfplatz and the German French Festival, in and around Brandenburg Gate. 

German-French Fest

Lesbian/Gay Street Party

But that is not all! oh, no. that is not all! 

There is also the last weekend of the "German-French Funfair", also calling itself "Volksfest Sommer", in the Zentraler Festplatz. The fair features 60 different attractions including many more rides than your average Berlin fest, more like a small amusement park. The funfair is open daily, from 3 pm, for free (the rides cost money, of course). Wednesday is half-priced day and there are fireworks on Saturday. Until July 16th. Transport: Bus X21 or M21 from the U7 in  Jacob-Kaiser-Platz 

Volksfestsommer

• More Funfairs and Street Parties: 

• The Blumenfest (Flower Festival) in Weißensee features rides, stands, and of course - the "Flower King/Queen". Fri/Sat/Sun, on Berliner Allee in the section between Antonplatz and Indira Gandhi Straße (M4 / M13 or Tram 12) , and around the lake. 

• Until July 20th: Berlin Lacht! , street theatre festival in Washingtonplatz (Hauptbahnhof) 

Berlin Lacht! (from their website)

• Saturday: 750 year anniversary to Kladow, with a fest in Imchenplatz

• Saturday: from 2 pm at Zelterstraße in PBerg ; and also, not far from there, in Stargarder Straße

• And also on Saturday: a street party in Choriner Str in Mitte

• Sat/Sun: Hafenfest , a party in the historical harbour of Berlin/Mitte (near Fischerinsel) 

Furthermore

• Open day in the Berlin Fire Brigade! A wonderful Sunday experience for little fans (and big ones as well) 

• Museums and Casltes

• Open Days on Sat/Sun including many activities for children at the KPM Museum in Tiergarten. Free admission to the museum. 

KPM Museum 

• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology; Every Sunday, 11:00 and 3:00 - guided tour (in German) in the museum

• Guided tour for families in German in the Kafka Exhibition, Martin Gropius Bau, Sunday 1 pm 

• "Stoffe und Muster", a fashion workshop for kids aged 6 to 12, Sunday, from 2 pm, at the Kunstgewerbemuseum 

• Nature: 
• Bat Fesitval in the Spandau Citadel on Sunday, 12-6 pm

• And also: stork festival in Malchow, Sat/Sun from noon

• Music: workshop for kids at the Klingendes Museum, Saturday, 3 pm 

• Markets and Food: 

• Friday afternoon: Bite Club, in Arena/Treptow

Bite Club

• Arts, crafts, upcycling and designer products, Saturday in Alfred-Scholz-Platz 

• An Italian breakfast market in Markthalle IX, Sunday 

• Cherry festival at Spaeth , Sat+Sun 

• And perhaps one of the coolest possible event: an Israeli-Syrian Hummus party in Refugio, with a DJ, flea market and yes, also hummus. 

• Also in Kreuzberg on Sunday: The Flowmarkt in the Prinzessinnengarten 

Jewish Heritage

Family Kabalat Shabbath in : 

• Rykestr (Fr., 4:30 pm) 
• Sukkath Schalom (Fr 6 pm) 

About Me

I offer tours in Berlin as well as write about the city as well as published several books and articles in general. I am always free for writing gigs - travel writing or any other types of writing and research - or of course to show you the wonderful city I live in

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 7th - 9th

Funfairs and Street Parties

• The "German-French Funfair", also calling itself "Volksfest Sommer", in the Zentraler Festplatz. The fair features 60 different attractions including many more rides than your average Berlin fest, more like a small amusement park. The funfair is open daily, from 3 pm, for free (the rides cost money, of course). Wednesday is half-priced day and there are fireworks on Saturday. Until July 16th. Transport: Bus X21 or M21 from the U7 in  Jacob-Kaiser-Platz 

Volksfestsommer

• Would it happen due to the weather? In any case, a water fight in Neptunbrunnen, Saturday from 3 pm

• Berlin Lacht, with acrobats and clowns, Sat/Sun in Dorothea-Schlegel-Platz near Friedrichstr. 

Books and more Books

• On Saturday, the Amerika Gedekbibliothek will celebrate 60 years of its children book department, with many activities

• The Picture Book Festival for children, Sunday from 11:00 in Helmholzplatz

Furthermore

• Museums and Casltes
• Guided tour for families in German in the Kafka Exhibition, Martin Gropius Bau, Sunday 1 pm 

• Music
• Musical Festival for children, with Radio Teddy stars, and children songs, at the FEZ on Sunday, 10:00 - 6:00 

• The ORWO Haus Music Festival, for those who want to discover tomorrow's Indie bands Friday + Saturday

• Sports
• Friday/Saturday/Sunday, "Beach Volleyball Festival" in Beach Mitte 

• KKH Funrun, Friday, 4 pm , Tiergarten

• The FU Campus Run, including a children course, Sunday from 9 am 

Hebrew / Jewish Heritage 

• Hashomer Hatzair will meet on Sunday afternoon, a trilingual Peula for kids aged 7 and up (details with dikla@hashomer.de ) 

About Me

I offer tours in Berlin as well as write about the city as well as published several books and articles in general. I am always free for writing gigs - travel writing or any other types of writing and research - or of course to show you the wonderful city I live in